The test firing comes three months after the BrahMos cruise missile was successfully test-fired for the first time from the Indian Air Force's frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI combat jet.

The range of the missile, an Indo-Russia joint venture, can be extended up to 400 km as certain technical restrictions were lifted after India became a full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) last year.

BrahMos is a joint venture between DRDO of India and NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia.

Brahmos missile is the heaviest weapon to be deployed on India's Su-30 fighter aircraft.

Work has already begun to integrate the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on 40 Sukhoi combat aircraft which is expected to fulfil the critical needs of the Indian Air Force in the wake of evolving security dynamics in the region.